Dear Debbie. . .

Hand Coloring Help

Dear Debbie,

I have both Photoshop Elements and Photoshop. If I want to color the berries red in a grayscale image, how do I do it? How do I colorize part of a picture that I changed from color to black-and-white?

Thanks for the help,

Stuck in Monochrome,
Central Lake, MI

Boxed in by Elements

Dear Debbie,

I use Photoshop Elements 5, and would like to know if I can get two or more photos on the central portion of the screen so that I can grab selections from one picture and drop them into another. It seems that Elements will let me open as many pictures as I want - I see them in the bin at the bottom of the monitor - but only one in the work area.  Can I change this?

Sincerely,
Hoping to Clone

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A Spotty Problem

Dear Debbie,

I have a portrait of someone with a real blemish issue, and I need to make her skin clear. I'm using Adobe Photoshop Elements, and the only way that I can see to fix blemishes is to use the Spot Healing Brush. Can you suggest something faster? I'll get carpel tunnel if I have to remove each and every spot this way.

Signed,
Impatient Retoucher, Alto, Michigan